motherfuck. I was staring at this 8:1 shot posted on Bodog about 4 days ago if any of his sponsors dropped him before May 2010.. This was a day before the whore came out, where it dropped to 3.5:1 .. and now that Gatorade is the first to drop him, the bets have been paid :p
There is a huge, Accenture billboard on I-35 smack in the center of downtown Austin that features Tiger's picture and the headline, "It's your next move that counts." I'm not sure if they did that on purpose.
@drunkexpatwriter: I'm getting a new cell phone and I actually paused at the thought of going Samsung *Rogue* because I realized that word now reminds me of you-know-who.
Yes, I'm highly suggestible.
As for Woods - I'm surprised that people fell for the "good-guy" B.S. First of all, at this point you're better off starting with the assumption that most male pro-athletes are, at the least, cheating douchebags. And then being surprised by the exceptions.
And I always got a weird vibe from him - such a cold fish with a plastered on smile.
Was that a H8 iron you just used there Hamilton?
I love golf because it's the great equalizer.
It's just you and your meagre (or prodigious) talent against The Course.
You don't have to be young or wealthy (although that doesn't hurt), or tall or particularly athletic. You don't have have to have four limbs or two eyes. You can be very thin or very, very fat. Or anywhere in between
You can play golf whilst dosing on your meds or with a beer buzz or totally baked (recommended on a sunny summer day).
You can be a woman, a black man, a person of geighness (or all three), an athiest, a Muslim or a Jew.
You can also be a complete douchenozzle/twatwaffle. Everyone gets to play if they want to.
But the #1 reason I love golf is that, every once in a while, I'll hit a shot* that I know cannot be hit any better by anyone. Not even Tiger.
Don't be a H8R Hamilton!
*I am not a very talented golfer, and that makes it so much better.
I believe it was the great philosopher Charles Barkeley who said that winning is the deodorant that covers any kind of stink. Once he wins a couple of majors he'll be fine. Sure he won't have the sterling reputation that say Arnie or Nicklaus had but it's not like he's Barry Bonds. Michael Jordan was/is a notorious man-whore and Ali was married four times but no one remembers that. Winning cures everything, Tiger!
Speaking of robotic sportsmen, if I ever found out Roger Federer was running around on Mirka I would feel righteous anger. Not only would such a revelation actually surprise me (unlike Tiger, where people were just waiting for the shoe to drop) but they have been together forever and she has taken an active role in his career. I have to keep the faith that this athlete's level of class isn't mostly a marketing construct.
@A Message To Rudy: Yeah I was wondering that same thing. And he keeps SUCH a low profile with the rest of his personal life that banging random nightclub whores is just bizarre. I would have thought that if he were going to look for some action on the side, he'd do it more discreetly... like a reputable escort service or at least girls who are nearly as low-key as he is.
@A Message To Rudy: Simple. He's a dork that did nothing but golf all of the time. I'd bet he had no experience with the ladies until he started winning the big money. He's the kind of guy that is probably still seeking his parents approval.
@fuckingoldman: Parent. His father died of cancer a while back I believe.
But you may have a point. He's been playing the game since he was, what, three? So maybe this was his "fox in the henhouse" scenario. But still..didn't the guy go to Stanford? Are they THAT dumb there, social skills or not?
I've never particularly liked Tiger Woods, but he's super-wealthy, super-talented, super-famous and a very nice looking man. And he travels a lot. It's not surprising.
Nor is it surprising that his wife may have gotten extremely upset, especially when it became public.
@A Message To Rudy: I didn't know about his father passing away. Not being interested in golf, until last week I pretty much ignored anything about Tiger Woods.
Yeah he went to Stanford, but there are some very smart people that have no common sense. I think with the childhood he had he didn't know too much about being sneaky either. Let's face it, he wasn't the kind of kid who told his folks he was staying over at a friends house only to go party all night. If you think about it you probably know some smart people that you'd be able to get over on. Book smart doesn't equal street smart.
@Seeräuber Jenny: You probably could have stopped at super-wealthy. *smile*
I imagine his wife reacted the way most wives would if they caught their husband having multiple affairs, as she should have. She's pretty fiery, breaking out the windows with a golf club. While watching this unfold I couldn't help but think "Oh shit" for Tiger.
@fuckingoldman: I know, I know, but I just thought that somethings were instinctual for men when it came to horndogging, like not having your phone just sitting out when the other woman calls.
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I don't see any of the Bimbos or Elin having any kind of value added brand.
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No, they're waiting for the book to come out so they can find out how to get "beautiful" women in Vegas to act as your PIMP.
Oh that's right, you have to be a Billllllionaire.
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Yes, I'm highly suggestible.
As for Woods - I'm surprised that people fell for the "good-guy" B.S. First of all, at this point you're better off starting with the assumption that most male pro-athletes are, at the least, cheating douchebags. And then being surprised by the exceptions.
And I always got a weird vibe from him - such a cold fish with a plastered on smile.
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1. A rock star
or
2. A Hollywood actor
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3. A pro-athelete
then they are going to cheat on you.
The only variant is that if the male is both a Hollywood actor a scientologist it won't be women he cheats on you with.
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I love golf because it's the great equalizer.
It's just you and your meagre (or prodigious) talent against The Course.
You don't have to be young or wealthy (although that doesn't hurt), or tall or particularly athletic. You don't have have to have four limbs or two eyes. You can be very thin or very, very fat. Or anywhere in between
You can play golf whilst dosing on your meds or with a beer buzz or totally baked (recommended on a sunny summer day).
You can be a woman, a black man, a person of geighness (or all three), an athiest, a Muslim or a Jew.
You can also be a complete douchenozzle/twatwaffle.
Everyone gets to play if they want to.
But the #1 reason I love golf is that, every once in a while, I'll hit a shot* that I know cannot be hit any better by anyone. Not even Tiger.
Don't be a H8R Hamilton!
*I am not a very talented golfer, and that makes it so much better.
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But you may have a point. He's been playing the game since he was, what, three? So maybe this was his "fox in the henhouse" scenario. But still..didn't the guy go to Stanford? Are they THAT dumb there, social skills or not?
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I've never particularly liked Tiger Woods, but he's super-wealthy, super-talented, super-famous and a very nice looking man. And he travels a lot. It's not surprising.
Nor is it surprising that his wife may have gotten extremely upset, especially when it became public.
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Yeah he went to Stanford, but there are some very smart people that have no common sense. I think with the childhood he had he didn't know too much about being sneaky either. Let's face it, he wasn't the kind of kid who told his folks he was staying over at a friends house only to go party all night. If you think about it you probably know some smart people that you'd be able to get over on. Book smart doesn't equal street smart.
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I imagine his wife reacted the way most wives would if they caught their husband having multiple affairs, as she should have. She's pretty fiery, breaking out the windows with a golf club. While watching this unfold I couldn't help but think "Oh shit" for Tiger.
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But anyway, his problem...I've got my own.
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Wait until it comes out that he was banging Capt. Sully's wife.
PR DISASTER!
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Don't go into the woods with Billy Bob Thornton?
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Great movie.